FM Preview: Livingston v Partick Thistle 05 Jan 2013

Last updated : 04 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Livingston v Partick Thistle fixture

Partick Thistle face a trip to Livingston at Almondvale on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 30 games played, Jags have recorded 8 wins, and Livingston have come away with 13 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Almondvale was less than a year ago, in February 2012, with Livingston running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 24 Nov Partick Th. 2 - 0 Livingston Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sat 31 Mar Partick Th. 2 - 3 Livingston Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sat 11 Feb Livingston 3-1 Partick Th. Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sat 03 Dec Partick Th. 2 - 1 Livingston Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sat 24 Sep Livingston 2 - 1 Partick Th. Scottish Division One
2008/2009 Sat 25 Apr Partick Th. 1 - 0 Livingston Scottish Division One
2008/2009 Sat 28 Feb Livingston 2 - 4 Partick Th. Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Livingston have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Livi in those games, with 7 conceded.

Partick Thistle have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.

Livingston's 20 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

Partick Thistle are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 27 points from 14 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Livingston 6 3 1 2 8 8 10
Partick Thistle 6 2 1 3 7 7 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Partick Thistle on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Livingston. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Livingston 4 games since last home draw.
Partick Thistle Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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